José Antonio Molina Rosito (born February 28, 1926 in Tegucigalpa), usually known as Antonio Molina, is a Honduran botanist and Professor emeritus at the Zamorano Pan-American School of Agriculture.[1]
Molina has discovered over 100 species of native, Honduran flora. One in particular,[2] an orchid named Rhyncholaelia digbyana, was declared the national flower of Honduras (Flor Nacional de Honduras) on 1969 November 26.[3]
Peter Karl Endress named Molinadendron, a particular genus of small evergreen trees, after Molina.[4]
He is married to Albertina de Molina, also a professor at Zamorano.[2]